TALKING to director Adam Shankman about “Hairspray” is a bit like swimming in a river of raw emotions. Wiry and wired -- he’s in perpetual motion -- the 42-year-old has definitely put his heart, if ...

Carman-Ainsworth -- With her love of song and dance and acting, Tia Pinson probably couldn't have asked for a better role. The 16-year-old junior, who celebrated her birthday on Wednesday, was ...

For a while, it looked as if the bouffant of “Hairspray” had begun to sag. Auds started to taper off. A Vegas incarnation shuttered swiftly. Broadway sales were up and down, and there were the ...